A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a man of wit, and a pebble in the hand of a fool.
A man can do all things if he but wills them.
Vigorous writing is concise.
Nothing is so awesomely unfamiliar as the familiar that discloses itself at the end of a journey.
Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it's just an illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff into it.
I was in total darkness now and I strained my ears to hear what was going on with my friends.
Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.